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North Carolina is 500 miles long and 150 miles wide. North
Carolina covers 53,821 square miles, making it the 28th largest in the States.

Land Area: 48,708 square miles.

Water Area: 5,103 square miles.

North Carolina is bordered by Virginia on the north, South
Carolina and Georgia on the south, the Atlantic Ocean on the east and Tennessee on the
west.